84 pages 24 cm

Describes marine plants and animals that are the sources for many medicines

"A W.W. Norton book."

xxii, 453 pages : 22 cm

Biography of John Paul Jones, sea captain in the American Revolution

Includes bibliographical references (pages 431-443) and index

The barefoot boy of Arbigland, 1747-1760. -- Apprentice seaman to naval lieutenant, 1760-1775. -- Earliest service in the Continental Navy, December 1775-April 1776. -- First independent commands, May-December 1776. -- Promotion and the new Navy, December 1776-June 1777. -- Ranger and her maiden voyage, July-December 1777. -- From the Loire to the Solway, December 1777- April 1778. -- The raid on St. Mary's Isle, 23 April 1778. -- Drake captured and cruise ends, April-May 1778. -- In irons, May 1778-February 1779. -- The Bonhomme Richard squadron, November 1778-August 1779. -- A mad cruise, August-September 1779. -- The Battle of Flamborough Head, 23 September 1779. -- Aftermath of battle, 25 September-31 December 1779. -- Pinnacle of fame, 1780. -- Alliance and Ariel, June 1780-February 1781. -- America gained and lost, February 1781-November 1783. -- Autumn of the Old Reþþgime, 1783-1788. -- New York and Denmark, 1787-1788. -- Kontradmiral Pavel Ivanovich Jones, 1788-1789. -- The empty wineskin, 1789-1792. -- Appendices: Illegitimate birth ; Alleged Selkirk blood ; Was John Paul Jones ever in the Royal Navy? ; Piracy, smuggling and play-acting ; How did "John Jones" reach Virginia from Tobago? ; Jones and American flag ; Buell's fabrications

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